Head to head
Cincinnati Bengals v Minnesota Vikings — every meeting since 2005
Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings have met 7 times since 2005. CIN lead the regular-season series 4-3. Against the closing spread CIN are 3-3 with 1 push. The highest-scoring meeting produced 58 points in 2025; the widest margin was 38.
CIN record
4-3
regular season, 2005–2025
CIN v the spread
3-3-1
covered–against–pushed
Highest scoring
58
combined, 2025
Widest margin
38
2025 season
Every meeting
7 games, 2005–2025| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 3 | CIN 10atMIN 48 | 41.5 | MIN +3 | MIN by 38 |
| 2023 WK 15 | MIN 24atCIN 27 | 41.5 | CIN +3 | CIN by 3 |
| 2021 WK 1 | MIN 24atCIN 27 | 47 | CIN -3 | CIN by 3 |
| 2017 WK 15 | CIN 7atMIN 34 | 42.5 | MIN +12.5 | MIN by 27 |
| 2013 WK 16 | MIN 14atCIN 42 | 48 | CIN +7.5 | CIN by 28 |
| 2009 WK 14 | CIN 10atMIN 30 | 42.5 | MIN +6 | MIN by 20 |
| 2005 WK 2 | MIN 8atCIN 37 | 47 | CIN +3 | CIN by 29 |
CIN in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 53-2
The extremes
- Highest scoring2025 week 3 · CIN 10 at MIN 4858 points
- Lowest scoring2009 week 14 · CIN 10 at MIN 3040 points
- Widest margin2025 week 3 · CIN 10 at MIN 4838 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2005–2025No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 2005–2025| CIN | MIN | Met | CIN record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Taylor | Kevin O'Connell | 2 | 1-1 |
5 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 2005 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2005.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 3 meetings
- Jake Browning QB · CIN · 2g3 TD
- Tee Higgins WR · CIN · 2g3 TD
- Kirk Cousins QB · MIN · 1g2 TD
- Adam Thielen WR · MIN · 1g2 TD
- Carson Wentz QB · MIN · 1g2 TD
- Nick Mullens QB · MIN · 1g2 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 3 meetings
- Jake Browning QB · CIN · 2g464 yds
- Kirk Cousins QB · MIN · 1g351 yds
- Nick Mullens QB · MIN · 1g303 yds
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 1g261 yds
- Carson Wentz QB · MIN · 1g173 yds
- Max Brosmer QB · MIN · 1g29 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 3 meetings
- Joe Mixon RB · CIN · 2g174 yds
- Ty Chandler RB · MIN · 1g132 yds
- Jordan Mason RB · MIN · 1g116 yds
- Dalvin Cook RB · MIN · 1g61 yds
- Samaje Perine RB · CIN · 2g43 yds
- Zavier Scott RB · MIN · 1g30 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 3 meetings
- Justin Jefferson WR · MIN · 3g230 yds
- Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN · 3g215 yds
- Tee Higgins WR · CIN · 3g134 yds
- T.J. Hockenson TE · MIN · 2g112 yds
- Jordan Addison WR · MIN · 1g111 yds
- Adam Thielen WR · MIN · 1g92 yds
